Study Guide By: Bailey Gardner Central America Mexico City- Biggest city in C.A., valley of Mexico, city is shrinking Urbanization- ppl moving into a city from a rural area Honduras- poor country, 28% unemployed, tourism, fruit, coffee Panama- Isthmus, most developed beside C.R. Panama Canal= lets boats go Atlantic to Pacific so boats don’t have to go around S.A. Caribbean 3 Regions 1. Bahamas 2. Greater Antilles 3. Lesser Antilles Hispaniola- island where DR and Haiti are Haiti- poorest country in W.H.,war= money CORRUPT= takes money; kinda stealing Puerto Rico- U.S. territory, semi-autonomous= govern yourself; some powers you have some you don’t Jamaica- official lang.= English, tourism,known for music, relaxed Cuba- communist= Fidel Casto, ppl, have no right, melting pot= ppl all over the world South America Physical Features Andes Mountains- longest mtn. range in world, isolate= makes ppl feel their different from each other; splits apart Brazilian Highland- flat/plains= farming, lifestock Atacama Desert- 1 of the driest deserts, oragraphic effect, in Chile Amazon River- originates= Andes, Volume=1, widest river Orinoco River- forms border for Venezuela and Colombia Angel Falls- tallest
Study Guide
By: Bailey Gardner
Central America
Mexico City- Biggest city in C.A., valley of Mexico, city is shrinking
Urbanization- ppl moving into a city from a rural area
Honduras- poor country, 28% unemployed, tourism, fruit, coffee
Panama- Isthmus, most developed beside C.R.
Panama Canal= lets boats go Atlantic to Pacific so boats don’t have to go around S.A.
Caribbean
3 Regions
1. Bahamas
2. Greater Antilles
3. Lesser Antilles
Hispaniola- island where DR and Haiti are
Haiti- poorest country in W.H., war= money CORRUPT= takes money; kinda stealing
Puerto Rico- U.S. territory, semi-autonomous= govern yourself; some powers you have some you don’t
Jamaica- official lang.= English, tourism, known for music, relaxed
Cuba- communist= Fidel Casto, ppl, have no right, melting pot= ppl all over the world
South America
Physical Features
Andes Mountains- longest mtn. range in world, isolate= makes ppl feel their different from each other; splits apart
Brazilian Highland- flat/plains= farming, lifestock
Atacama Desert- 1 of the driest deserts, oragraphic effect, in Chile
Amazon River- originates= Andes, Volume=1, widest river
Orinoco River- forms border for Venezuela and Colombia
Angel Falls- tallest